Go Back
Print

Lemon Blueberry Jam Recipe w/o added Pectin

Yield - four 1/2-pint jars
Author www.TexasHomesteader.com

Ingredients

  • 6 cups blueberries
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice, or Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Directions:

  1. In large stainless steel or enamel pot, blend with a stick blender or crush with potato masher 3 cups of the blueberries. Add remaining berries, sugar, lemon juice and grated lemon rind.
  2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and boil for 20 to 25 minutes or until thick, stirring often. When the jam is as thick as you like, remove from heat, skim off any foam & stir in vanilla extract.
  3. Ladle hot jam into hot jars to within 1/4" of top rim, wipe the rim clean & attach lids.
  4. To preserve jam use preferred safe preservation method.

    (I used hot water bath at 5 minutes)